Officials say wildfires to increase if rain doesn't come soon

2015-10-20T23:13:54Z2015-10-20T23:30:11Z

Walker County Wildfire (Source: KTRE Staff)

Source: KTRE Staff

EAST TEXAS (KTRE) -

In the past seven days, wildfires like those in Bastrop, Walker, and Polk Counties have sparked across Texas. There have been close to 300 wildfires in a week according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

East Texas' weather situation is a far cry from the rains that drenched all of Texas this past Spring. The men and women on the ground who've been responding to blazes all month said if rain doesn't come soon, the fires have the potential to increase.

Deputies with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office served a felony arrest warrant on a man after he allegedly tried to sneak a small plastic baggie containing marijuana in to the county jail Wednesday.

Deputies with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office served a felony arrest warrant on a man after he allegedly tried to sneak a small plastic baggie containing marijuana in to the county jail Wednesday.